Shimmer by Basia Bonkowski

Hourglass/Exisle publishing 2010

ISBN: 9781921497216

As the author Basia Bonkowski and her brothers gather to watch over their mother as she lies dying in hospital, details of their mother’s life emerges. Fleeing Poland in advance of the Russian invasion, this is the story of great suffering and the struggle to reach Australia and begin a new life.  It is the story of the Bonkowski family over 3 generations and the ties that bind them, it is a journey of personal growth and of the strength of human spirit.